Kichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ueda was a Japanese stage, film and television actor.
Seven Samurai
as Bandit ScoutA samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town...
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Rashomon
as CommonerBrimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the...
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The Hidden Fortress
as Slave Trader (uncredited)In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers...
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Ugetsu
as Shop OwnerIn 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of...
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Throne of Blood
as Washizu's workmanReturning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who...
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The Lower Depths
as Shimazo the Police AgentResidents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and...
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The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
as Sekitan'yaAfter the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria....
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Inferno of Torture
as uncreditedJapan nineteenth century. High demand for tattooed geisha generates an entire industry for their...
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
as Priest OgonA humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and...
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Shogun's Joy of Torture
as uncreditedA young magistrate recalls three tales of heinous crimes committed by women, and the brutal...
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Horrors of Malformed Men
as DoctorAfter escaping from an insane asylum, a medical student assumes the identity of a mysterious...
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I Live in Fear
as Mr. Kuribayashi fatherKiichi Nakajima, an elderly foundry owner, is convinced that Japan will be affected by an...
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Scandal
as Old Man #2A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a...
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Orgies of Edo
as uncreditedThree stories of moral sickness set during Japan’s prosperous Genroku era are told in this...
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Three Outlaw Samurai
as IshigakiShiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their...
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A Geisha's Diary
as uncreditedA young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she...
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Gamera vs. Gyaos
as Tatsuemon KanamuraUnusual volcanic activity in Japan awakens Gyaos, a bloodthirsty flying monster with the power...
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The Three Treasures
as Kume's yaharaThe legend of the birth of Shintoism. In Fourth Century Japan, the Emperor's son Ouso expects to...
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Drunkard's Paradise
as uncreditedA father and son are both heavy drinkers. However, the son dies in an accident at a bar, leaving...
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Love and Crime
as Inaba (segment "Abe Sada jiken")A series of short stories about bizarre crimes committed by females in the Meiji, Taisho, and...
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Samurai from Nowhere
as uncreditedMisawa Ihei (Nagato) is traveling with his wife Tae (Iwashita Shima) who abhors the practice of...
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Wolf Escort
as uncreditedRivalry between a hoodlum group and gangster organization.
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Daredevil in the Castle
as Jinbei the equipment-shop ownerDuring the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family...
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Souls in the Moonlight II
as uncreditedThis is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great...
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The Edo Official and Apprentice
as uncreditedIt's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro...
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The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
as uncreditedThe Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter...
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Last of the Wild Ones
as uncreditedA legendary gangster raises himself out of a small town and gathers followers on his rise to power.
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Flowing
as uncreditedOtsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter...
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Samurai Saga
as (uncredited)Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an...
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Rise Against the Sword
as KaniuemonFarmer Abare Goemon is confronted by brigand-like samurai. He raises an army of farmers to fight...
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Devotion to Railway
as Party leaderA human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to...
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The Scarlet Camellia
as uncreditedA young woman begins murdering all those responsible for her ailing father's condition. Because...
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Black Test Car
as Matoba SyumatsuTwo car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports...
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On This Earth
as Tahei Nakamura1957 drama from director Kôzaburô Yoshimura
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Omatsuri hanjiro
as uncreditedEvery year, at the festival, familiar merchants such as Toraemon, a magic trick, Tokubei, a...
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The Lone Journey
as uncreditedForced on the road by yakuza obligations, a man sets out on a reckless journey to Tsumagoi. ...
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The Demon of Mount Oe
as uncreditedA demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider!...
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Women in Prison
as OhnoThe woman prison has a cast all with a story of their own and with no dull or routine day. There...
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Yagyu Secret Scrolls
as uncreditedIn the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan...
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Wolves of the City, Operation "Rat"
as uncreditedTokyo hoodlums travel to Osaka and enter into rivalry with the local gangsters.
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Bonds of Love
as PoliticianAdapted from the Seicho Matsumoto story "Tazutazushi". Ryohei Suzuki, a manager at a travel...
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The Chivalrous Youth of Great Edo
as uncreditedJidaigeki by Tai Kato
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Nippon no obaachan
as uncreditedTwo obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast...
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Hanayome-san wa sekai-ichi
as uncreditedA young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with...
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Adventures of Zatoichi
as Boss JinbeiBlind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman looking for her father, a village...
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Hot Springs Geisha
as uncreditedA look at the lives of a troupe of geishas working in a small seaside resort town. For the most...
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The Invisible Man Appears
as Otoji SugimotoJewel thieves become interested in an invisibility formula invented by Professor Nakazato and...
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All is Well
as uncreditedDaichi Tateharu who was an employee of the Mori Seisakusho has been recruited from Siberia, but...
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The Lonely Swordsman (Part 2)
as uncreditedHistorical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin
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The Whale God
as uncreditedA fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.
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The Dragon Crest
as uncreditedA violent story of loyalty and revenge among the many "yakuza" or gambling groups in Japan.
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Her Hidden Past
as Aya SakataAdaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the...
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Marital Relations
as uncreditedThe story of a couple, a spoiled son and a down-to-earth girl, in Osaka in the early Showa era....
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Madcap Mixup
as KumakichiFive fellows are taken by the police for bank hold-ups.
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Black Report
as Gentaro KakimotoAfter a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial...
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Sword for Hire
as uncreditedSoldiers Hayate and Yaheiji secretly escape from their besieged castle. Hayate has left behind...
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Yaji and Kita on the Road
as Seichûsai MaruhashiTwo residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a...
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The Surf
as TerukichiLonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love....
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The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
as uncreditedThe last fight put up by remaining forces and a special volunteer nursing corps in 1944-5.
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Hooligans on Buggies
as uncreditedRivalry between a hoodlum group and a gangster organization.
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Beyond Love and Hate
as uncreditedA young man, convicted of a crime and imprisoned in the penitentiary, comes to believe that his...
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Delinquent Girl Boss: Tokyo Drifters
as uncreditedAfter helping a pregnant girl escape from their reform school and facing the resulting...
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Story of Lightning
as uncreditedGensaburo Funaki and Oyuki were childhood friends, but Gensaburo misunderstood that Oyuki was...
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Car Thieves
as uncreditedMixed-race children in Japan become involved in the petty theft of car parts.
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Live and Learn
as uncreditedTetsuko (Eiko Yanami), a high school student, one day, forces Tsuneo, (Kei Wakakura), the...
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Shameless School
as uncreditedComedy of high school where students and teachers run wild, based on a popular comic strip.
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A Lonely Gamble
as Shinpei AkamatsuIn post-war Japan, it is difficult for private business to stay afloat. The small atelier has a...
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
as uncreditedPrisoner Katsuji must fend for himself and his prison mates in the fierce battle involving a...
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Fun on the Run
as KawakamiComedy about five good-for-nothings who run a phony exercise-hall.
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Our Miyo-chan
as KumatoraOwner and workers of a tiny medicine factory fall in love with a lovable girl.
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The Fencing Master
as Procurer of womenThe Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is...
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Superexpress
as Hotel ownerA man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying...
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Wind, Woman and Road
as uncreditedA chance meeting between two traveling gamblers leads to a case of mistaken identity when the...
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Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2
as uncreditedThanks to a secret message hidden on the two sacred swords Kaen and Suien, the samurai Genji...
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The Swindlers
as uncreditedInteresting fights between the "Capone Group" and "Jumbo Group".
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The Acrobats of Death
as uncreditedSaotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial...
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Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
as Akaishi CopperA Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto...
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Fools at Work
as Antique shop clerkA comedy directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Yunosuke Ito.
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A Good Man, A Good Day
as uncreditedThe university professor Ozeki Hitoshi (Ryu Chishu) is regarded as an eccentric by people in his...
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情艶一代女
as 鬼酔和尚Based on the serialized story "東京一代女" which appeared in Tokyo Shinbun. A geisha known for her...
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祇園物語 春怨
as uncreditedThe story of a lovely "maiko" who bloomed in Gion. Three half-sisters play out a tale of tearful...
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The Legend of the White Serpent
as uncreditedLavish Japanese-Chinese coproduction based on an ancient Chinese legend about a man who falls in...
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I Saw a Phantom Fish
as uncreditedA village struggles to survive when the nearby lake becomes barren of fish.
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The Song Lantern
as uncreditedThe title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The...
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Red Diamond
as ChinAfter losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit...
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Kuriyama Daizen
as uncreditedPrewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi
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Mito Kōmon's Rambling Journey: The Sword of the Soaring Dragon
as uncreditedAdaptation of Mito Kōmon.
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A Modern Samurai Village
as KumaTajima Yumi, in grade school, is overjoyed when her father says they are moving to an apartment...
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Muchana Yakko
as uncreditedA comedy directed by Koji Shima about a men's game. Reckless and exciting, definitely worth...
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Date Masamune the One-Eyed Dragon
as uncreditedThe life, adventures and exploits of warlord Date Masamune the One-eyed Dragon: his early youth...
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New Year Trip
as uncreditedA comedy about a good-natured train conductor Shinsaku helping his old friend Miwako find her...
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The Revelation of a Geisha
as uncreditedAfter the bankruptcy of her foster-father's condom factory, Tamae sets out to make a living on...
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The Dangerous Kiss
as uncreditedStarring Akira Takarada as a lightweight boxing champion.
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Bloody Territories
as Terashima, the loan sharkA once-powerful yakuza clan disbands as a result of a police crackdown, but one small group...
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Oh, My Comrade!
as uncreditedFukuzo, Kato and Matsuko, Kato's wife, are operating the "Kurenai Sightseeing Service" in Tokyo....
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Last Days of Edo
as Yasunosuke MasumiIt is a historical drama that follows Katsu Kaishu's efforts to surrender Edo Castle bloodlessly...
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Gale Winds! Tengu Karama
as uncreditedThe 40th and final "Tengu Kurama" feature starring Kanjuro Arashi.
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The Tiger of Malaya
as uncreditedA band of guerrillas fight against occupying British forces in Malaya.
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Life is a Battle
as uncreditedTwo born rivals plot a new start after a string of ups and downs.
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Minamoto no Yoshitsune
as Goto MotokiyoThe chronicles of the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159 - May 17th, 1189). He was a late...
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